You say your on a diet,
'Cause the thing that don't work out right,
But you don't even try,
Though neither do I

And neither do my friends,
Though some of them pretend,
And it's easy if you cry,
'Cause you feel bad for yourself.

I think about my friend who died,
And how her kids didn't get to say goodbye,
Though neither did I,
No neither did i.

And neither did my friends,
Though some of them pretend,
And its easy if you cry,
'Cause you feel bad for yourself.

If you pretend everything's fine,
I won't hurt myself or lie,
To you or mom or dad,
Just pretend that I'm not sad.

And we'll work everything out,
Even all the stuff we don't talk about,
It would be easier if we cried,
We'd feel bad for ourselves.

It's supposed to snow tonight,
I hope the forecast is right,
'cause in the morning I sleep in till I like,
And if it snowed outside it would feel so nice in here



Lyrics submitted by andy16919, edited by KuZone, Hikbub

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"We Don't Try" as written by Garneau

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    General Comment:I love this song, I really relate to it.

    I think its about someone who has a close friend who died suddenly, possibly suicide, and now they can't take it and want to kill themselves to meet the person again. The last verse is beautiful c:.
    Flag Hikbubon May 12, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:i love the last verse.
    chris garneau, you're lovely
    Flag fastmotion123on January 10, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I just listened to his Feast of Fools podcast interview, and apparently this song--this whole album, actually--is partly about his friend who died from a heroin overdose. She had twins. :[

    I think about my friend who died,
    And how her kids didn't get to say goodbye,
    though neither did i,
    no neither did i...
    Flag post.paint.girlon October 26, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I agree with fursoftasfur, something about this song really speaks to me. It's beautiful, every part of it...it just leaves me speechless.
    Flag post.paint.girlon October 04, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:its "you say you want to die"

    duh
    Flag ABCDEmilyon May 07, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:it's definitely "You Say You Wanna Die" oh and the ourself's thing is driving me mad...pleeease change it to 'ourselves'
    Flag tiffaniejeanneon May 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"You say your on a diet," (:

    isn't it "You say you wanna die"
    Flag leonidason April 06, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:this is going to sound really lame, but this song speaks to me. i dont know if he intended the meaning i get from it, but i understand pretty much every word. its gorgeous. lameness ending...now.
    Flag fursoftasfuron February 11, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:agreed.

    I love the album so bad.
    Flag elleonon January 23, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this song is wonderful. :D
    Flag nicola234on December 31, 2006   Link

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